Medal on the Peace of Münster, struck by order of the city of Amsterdam
Also known as: Penning over de Vrede van Munster, geslagen in opdracht van de stad Amsterdam
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1648
Silver medal. Obverse: Peace with halo, caduceus and cornucopia on a triumphal chariot drawn by two crowned lions under an inscription within a legend. Reverse: three cherubs hold up a cloth with an inscription, in the background a view of the city of Amsterdam on the harbour.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-774; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.9 cm x weight 58.24 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 5.9 cm x weight 58.24 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.9 cm x weight 58.24 g
Design
- Obverse
- Peace with halo, caduceus and cornucopia on a triumphal chariot drawn by two crowned lions under an inscription within a legend.
- Reverse
- three cherubs hold up a cloth with an inscription, in the background a view of the city of Amsterdam on the harbour.
Identification
- Original title
- Penning over de Vrede van Munster, geslagen in opdracht van de stad Amsterdam
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-774
- Museum classification
- medal
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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